Roland CR-68 CompuRhythm
The CR-68 is a classic analog Rhythm Machine related to the famous CR-78. The CR-68 has the same sound set and rhythm patterns, but is not programmable and lacks many of the better features found on a CR-78. However the CR-68 does have breaks & fills, an accent that really livens up its beats, and a balance knob that can be used to weird-out the sounds a little bit. A much cheaper alternative to the CR-78 considering it is strictly limited to its preset patterns.
The CR-68 offers up the basic set of rhythms and sounds. There's 4 Rock, 2 Disco, Waltz, Shuffle, Slow Rock, Swing, Fox Trot, Tango, etc... The sounds are analog and include kick, snare, rim, hi-hat, cymbal, maracas, claves, cowbell and congas. These days the CR-68's sounds are often sampled instead, after which the machine itself may be kept around for use as a paperweight or book-end. It is used by Add N To (X).
- Specifications
- Rhythms - 4 Rock, 2 Disco, Waltz, Shuffle, Slow Rock, Swing, Fox Trot, Tango, etc.
- Sounds - Kick, snare, rim, hi-hat, cymbal, maracas, claves, cowbell, congas
- Controls - Balance, tempo, level, accent
- Patterns - 54 preset rhythms
- Memory - No user memory
- Arpeg/Seq - n/a
- Keyboard - None
- Control - Trigger out
- Date Produced - 1978
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I've had both and ended up selling the CR-78 and keeping the CR-68! These were cheap 10 years ago but you'd be lucky to find one for less than £300 these days.